The Washington critic., 1887-09-12
The Parks.


Washington Circle Is at Twenty third street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
X and Fifteenth streets, containing an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragrt Square at Connecticut avenue, |,
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral tarragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti'
cut aud Massachusetts avenues and Nine.
tCCnth street, holding the statue OF Admiral
Dupont. This circle IS In the heart Of the
most aristocratlc part of the city,
Scott Circle at Rhode Island and Massachu-
ing an equestrian statue OF General Winfield
Scott.
Thomas Circle lies at the intersection Of Yer.
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II, Thomas adOrns
this the smallest of the circles.
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas.
saChusptts avenue, and Syringa Park, AT
Tenth and l. and Massachusetts avenue, are
two triAngles beautifully kept, ana h4tcl
for their prOiusiun of the shrubs from whlGh
they get their name,
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues and X street be-
TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets A mag
ntCcnt fountain in the centre greatly Udurns
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle IS at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues, T and Thirteenth streets. General
Grants house Is on the southwest side
Franklin Square, between and X and Thir
tecnth and Fourteenth streets, is the most
artistiCUly designed and beautiful OF all the
smaller reservations, II contains natural
mound, supposed to be an Indian burial
place, and spring OF delicious water
which supplies several hydrants.
Rawllns' square Is at the intersection OF
New York avenue and l. street, west of Tie
white House, The Rawlins statue has
been removed to tie south side OF peupsyt
yanu avenue, south Of Ninth street.
Lincoln Park occupies tie grounds NJ the
intersection of North Carolina, hls-auhu-
srtts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, a
street northeast, A street southeast and
last capitol street 1t contains ne nolul
fu group uf -tatuary representing Lincoln
striking The fptter- from the limbs ut the
slaves, Reached by the Metropolitan cars.
stanton Place Is at the intersection ot Massa-
uhusctts and Maryland avenues Hul q street
northeast. II contains statue OF General
Nathaniel Greene.
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful and
historic cemeteries well worth u visit hIl-
est OF these is
Rock Creek Just north of the old soldiers
Home. II Was upouul about ihu year Hu1.
The Congressional Burial Ground, ur Wash
ington Cemetery lies az the east end of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, on the banks of the
Auacustiu. n contains gguolhpNs 70 the
memory of many ul tue NrmNrF- OF lNNr
gross who hayediud whilon office Two Vice
prosdeutsut the United States lro buried
here, George Clinton OF New YORK nuI G.'
bridge CORY uf Massachusetts,, TNncumyivry
WAS OUuupl iu iSul, and Is a very handsome
one Reached los carriage,
Oak UnI o. On Georgetown ON the banks ot
Rup, CryCN reached 10y street ears ur cab.
II i- the most picturesque burial place Iu
the United SiHty~. and is iuunus lnr IFS
handsome monuments. lteontHiu- tNn grave
OF John Howard Payne, author OF Home
Sweet Home
Mount UIiYct ON the Baltimore NE', north.
uust from Tie east end ut n s'r.#H rs tNH
only Catholic cemetery IN the District. lt
is large and handsome Reached 10y ydJ,
Hospitals.
Garfield Memorial Hospital Is az the hold of
Tenth street northwest Reached 10y Four
tuunth, Eleventh uud Ninth street cars,
FrCcdmuu's Hospital Is ON seventh street cN.
tended, Just above Boundary and Is
reached by the Seventh and Ninth street
ears,
The Homeopathic Hospital Is on y street, be-
tween First and Second,